I have seen many posts and comments here recently of people saying that the Greek royal family (House of Glรผcksburg) are not descended from any Byzantine Emperors, but thatโs not true, they actually descend from multiple houses.
The descent of many Byzantine dynasties to the Greek branch of the House of Glรผcksburg is as follows:
Komnenos (Male):
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Theodora Komnene
- Andronikos Doukas Angelos
- Alexios III Angelos
- Anna Komnene Angelina
- Maria Laskarina
- Stephen V of Hungary
- Mary of Hungary, Queen of Naples
- Eleanor of Anjou
- Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria
- Frederick, Duke of Bavaria
- Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg
- John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- Dorothea of Brandenburg
- Frederick I of Denmark
- Christian III of Denmark
- John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
- Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
- August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Frederick Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glรผcksburg
- Christian IX of Denmark
- Geรณrgios I of Greece
- Konstantรญnos I of Greece
- Pรกvlos of Greece
- Konstantรญnos II of Greece
Komnenos (Female):
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Theodora Komnene Porphyrogenita
- Andronikos Doukas Angelos
- Isaac II Angelos of Constantinople
- Irene Angelina
- Isabella of Swabia
- Manuel, Lord of Villena
- Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena
- Juana Manuel of Castile
- Eleanor of Castile
- Blanche II of Navarre
- Eleanor I of Navarre
- Catherine de Foix
- Anna of Foix-Candale
- Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
- Archduchess Maria of Austria
- Maria Eleonora of Cleves
- Magdalena Sibylla of Prussia
- Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels
- Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
- Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Charlotte of Denmark
- Louise of Hesse
- Geรณrgios I of Greece
- Konstantรญnos I of Greece
- Pรกvlos of Greece
- Konstantรญnos II of Greece
Palaiologos:
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Theodora Komnene Porphyrogenita
- Andronikos Doukas Angelos
- Alexios III Angelos
Greetings r/greece friends,
A Canadian here with a basic question. Apologies if this is out-of-place.
Occasionally I read about Greek-Canadian or Greek-American people with family names like Palaeologos and Lascaris -- which were also the names of long-running Byzantine royal houses / clans in the Middle Ages.
My guess would be that very few of these modern families actually descend from Byzantine emperors, and probably instead got their name when a lesser noble ancestor adopted it for prestige reasons.
Does that sound correct? And in the modern sense -- how are these family names perceived in Greece or the Greek diaspora today? Are they seen as notable, or haughty, or do people just not really care?
EDIT: Efcharisto for the really interesting discussion, I learned a lot!
Additionally, does Antigone, as the oldest surviving direct descendant of Oedipus, have claim to the throne? Or were solely ruling queens not recognized in ancient Greece?
It's just rather confusing how interrelated so many Royal families throughout Europe are.
I know the Marines train a bunch with the British and Dutch. What are the thoughts on them as well as the others? what do you think of their capabilities or training in comparison to US Marines?
This story has been going on for a while with update from the author but it has more recently gotten a more regular chapter release schedule so I'd thought that I would recommend it.
- Like the title suggests this is a kind of xanxia/cultivation story except it is set in Greece and the larger Mediterranean in what seems to be slightly altered and magical ancient time. There are references to historical events - with a spin.
- There seems to have been a lot of research into ancient Greek philosophy and it shows. In the story cultivators use philosophy and rhetoric to enhance and develop their pneuma and cultivation.
- There are sequences and events that leave you quite breathless and anticipating more, quite the rush.
- The story mostly follows both the Young Master of a cult as well as another young man far from home.
- It has north of 700 pages right now with the first 'arc' completed already.
Here is the blurb on the site:
>The saying goes that when a man is born the Fates weave his destiny and swaddle him in it. Then one day the man dies, and the swaddle becomes a shroud. Heaven moves on.
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>It is audacity to question the Fates. Olympus is Olympus. The land of men is the land of men. To transgress that, to cross the line of divinity and scale Olympus Mons? To defy the Fates and cast off their threads?
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>That is hubris. Itโs a mark that every philosopher bears plainly on their soul.
Check it Out here and let me know what you think!
A random bit of trivia I came across which felt worth sharing. If it isn't clear, the event at that point in time was a round robin, without direct elimination.
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Additionally, does Antigone, as the oldest surviving direct descendant of Oedipus, have claim to the throne? Or were solely ruling queens (ie, not married to a king) not recognized in ancient Greece?
